Libre Services are an extension of the principles of free software
into the Internet services domain. They are Internet services that can
be freely copied and reused by anyone. The Libre Services model exists
in relation to the proprietary Internet services model of Facebook,
Youtube, MSN, Yahoo and Google, in an analogous way to how GNU/Linux
exists in relation to Microsoft Windows.
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The concept of âAutonomous Libre Servicesâ focuses on preserving
privacy by providing control over information to users with safe
guards of functional transparency, information portability and
non-retention controls. The concept of âFederation of Libre Servicesâ
focuses on interactions amongst Autonomous Libre Services and
faciltation of information aggregation amongst Libre Services. Beyond
ideology, we are building real-world implementations, deployment and
usage in the form of ByStar Federations of Autonomous Libre Services.

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ByStar Federation of Autonomous Libre ServicesOverview of Concepts and Models

9.4.1 Engineering End-To-End Summary

The
most
important
benefit
of
the
end
to
end
arguments
is
that
they
preserve
the
flexibility,
generality,
and
openness
of
the
Internet.
Movement
to
put
more
functions
inside
the
network
jeopardizes
that
generality
and
flexibility
as
well
as
historic
patterns
of
innovation.
A
new
principle
evident
already
is
that
elements
that
implement
functions
that
are
invisible
or
hostile
to
the
end
to
end
application,
in
general,
have
to
be
“in”
the
network,
because
the
application
cannot
be
expected
to
include
that
intermediate
element
voluntarily.

9.4.2 ByStar End-To-End Philosophy

When
a
Federated
Service
functions
as
an
intermediary,
limit
its
role
to
the
bare
essential
of
hooking
the
two
ends.
Thereafter,
communications
can
be
end-to-end.

10 Some Societal Concepts

10.1 Ivan Illich’s Concept of Convivial Tools

Tools
are
intrinsic
to
social
relationships.
An
individual
relates
himself
in
action
to
his
society
through
the
use
of
tools
that
he
actively
masters,
or
by
which
he
is
passively
acted
upon.

To
the
degree
that
he
masters
his
tools,
he
can
invest
the
world
with
his
meaning;
to
the
degree
that
he
is
mastered
by
his
tools,
the
shape
of
the
tool
determines
his
own
self-image.
Convivial
tools
are
those
which
give
each
person
who
uses
them
the
greatest
opportunity
to
enrich
the
environment
with
the
fruits
of
his
or
her
vision.
Industrial
tools
deny
this
possibility
to
those
who
use
them
and
they
allow
their
designers
to
determine
the
meaning
and
expectations
of
others.
Most
tools
today
cannot
be
used
in
a
convivial
fashion.